Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a former cover model lives with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). Ann Turkel has been married only eight years and divorced from Richard Harris since 20. However, she isn't able to take the news of his passing. Turkel has been raised in Manhattan and comes from an Jewish middle class family, was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy when she was 16 years old. She had also been studying at the same time with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight in Retreat (TV Episode 1985) The character of Ann Turkel as Bianca Morgan. "I felt like one of us would have to kill the other' Ann Turkel spent eight turbulent years with Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. Ann Turkel has had to wait forty years to acknowledge that they never had a happy marriage. Richard Harris played the role of Wizard Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 and also rereleased as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel, who is famous throughout the world for her achievements in the fields of television, film as well as business, has enjoyed a very interesting and diverse career. Ann Turkel was born in and lived in Manhattan. She has always performed well in entertaining. Her first dance lesson was when she was five and continued her artistic studies throughout college. Her grandmother is credited with encouraging her creative activities. Ann studied in school for the arts of acting, dancing and singing. At the age of sixteen, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the top acting instructors around the city, including Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann began singing at the age of 16 with other students and began forming the group. The Pajama Game," and West Side Story are among her summer stage productions at the Berkshire Playhouse. Ann was discovered at an Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Diana Vreeland ordered Ann to take part in her first Vogue photograph shoot with Richard Avedon within one week. Ann became one of most coveted models of all time, featuring her cover in top fashion magazines Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Ann modeled successfully for cosmetic companies including Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe after two years.